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Brittany Runs a Marathon
Jillian Bell delivers a winning performance as a 20-something who needs to lose weight to avoid a medical emergency, in a feelgood comedy drama inspired by writer-director Paul Downs Colaizzo's roommate and her journey of self-improvement. Brittany Forgler (Bell) parties hard and drinks to excess in New York City without any consideration for the consequences. Following a visit to her doctor, she is ordered to lose weight and get fit to prevent further damage. Fees to join a local gym are prohibitively expensive so Brittany reluctantly accepts an invitation from her seemingly perfect neighbour Catherine (Michaela Watkins) to join the local running group. On the first laboured jog, Brittany meets gay father Seth (Micah Stock) and they immediately bond as they huff and puff around the course. The running group allows Brittany to forge touching friendships with Catherine and Seth. The trio hatches a plan: to push their bodies to the limit by entering the New York City marathon. As part of her new regime, Brittany begins work as a pet sitter and she enjoys a flirtation with fellow sitter Jern (Utkarsh Ambudkar).
